The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1887-03-15
INTO THE TORRENT.
A Passenger IraiI PlungeS From
a Bridge Into a Raging t'i'
..r ,..f.r =, Flood. s.u 'i

St. Louis, Mo-, March At Victoria,
thfrty-nine miles south of here, little al
ter 10 o'clock last night, the trestle which
crosses Joachino creek gave way Hnder the
Texas express, consisting OF baggage, an
express and mail car, a smoker, two pas
senger coacaes and four sleepers, carrying
about one hundred and thirty passengers.
A heavy rain had fallen ali day and the
or elk vas much swollen. AT -HemitiIe, the
first station this side of the trestle, the en-
gineer received orders 10 run cautiously, as
the rain had been heavy and the creek was
out of Its banks Engineer Kelly says he
ran slowly beyond that point, and both he
and ais fireman, William MUch,, watched
the track very carefully. As he approached
the treetle Kelly observed that the track
was straight and level, .....,.. s.saE
SHOWING NOTHING WRONG.
and he went on without the. slightest tear
or hesitation, but when his engine reached
about the middle OF the tres;le he felt the
whole structure sinking beneath him. In
! an instant he opened the valve, operating
/ the train To so quick stop that the front end
I
! sudden shock. This sa:ed the coaches,
| but the baggage, mail, express and smok-
| ing cars went into the raging tor. ent below,
carrying with them all the men on board.
ENGINEER KELLY
aud Fireman Moch vent down
with the engine and were submerg-
ed in the flood. Kelley in his struggles
. to free himself, found that one of his feet
was held fast, but at the same instant and
! Just as he realized that he must drown,
| the engine turned over, his foot was re-
| leased and came TO the surface.
Selling a passing log, he CLING Iu
/ il desperately aud was swept
down the torrent aud lodged against tree
\ 80 yards below, with scarcely strength
enoug h to move. He ciasped his legs and
arms around limb OF tee, became un-
conscious, and " A. not restored until two
or three hours alter he had been rescued
from his position ct the tree, wien ne
/ found himself kindly cared for in house
| in Victoria. His face and head were Sc
verely cut, two OF his toes were cut from
one OF his feet and he was very badly
bruised In various parts Oi the body, but
will recover. ..............
|. Fireman Moch was carried about 400
yards down stream, lodging in a mass OF
brush or drift, and was rescued soon after
the food subsidized. He was a good deal
bruised but .rs.r '.I -..' .--
"- NOT SERIOUSLY HURT.
The postal car was swept away some dis
tanee, aud a. the water rushed through il
from end to end the, mail was literally
washed out and Is now scattered over miles
lof territory or embedded in the mud of
the creek. 1t is TepOted as an almost to-
| tai loss, the whole of il being soaked CO n
pletely, and the addresses of the letters be-
ing obliterated. The postal clerks, Nc
Cullough, Shafier and Ryan, were badly
bruised aud almost drowned and being
stripped for work lost all their clothes
their gold watches and about $50 in
money, which were carried away by the
flood. .'i
The smoker, which is said 90 have con-
| tanned some twenty persons, was swept
down about 500 ieet below the trestie, and
all saved. They succeeded in getting out
side of the car. an! chung to Its top until
they were rescued. There is some doubt
about the baggageniau and express mes
senger being saved, but a late dispatch
from the wreck says thai none ol the train
men were lost. p,H> 4s.ua...
-, -li5.,i.., A SPECIAL TRAIN t[ ..r..
was sent from here between j and /
O'Clock, conveying physicians and medI-
cinal supplies. The train returned last
evening, and brought u number of passen-
gers and train men who did not care Ia
| wait at The wreck until the trestle could be
repsired. '- ...' '...'.' r.. .s
As soon as the water had subsidized suffi-
GENTLY, a large gang or men was
put to work, and new crossing was nm
ished last evening and trains are nov
running regularly .fr..t ..",'i
! \ full list of the casualties could not be
obtained last night, but side from Henry
! Byron of Jameston, y. y, who was found
drowned in the smoking, and burns,
brakeman, who had loot dislOcated, no
Zone other than those mentioned above!were
in any way seriously injured. Nearly
.ene-h half OF those in the. smoking car los
most of their clothing, 1t being torn iron
Their persons either in getting out OF the
\ car or by the rushing water; through which
lIhey were 'iHt .ii"f Tel 'Iut'f -..'. o.,
.l1':"b DRAeGEf ASHORE nv iEoPES aH.
iii Aifarmer named Andrew Whitehead of
! Bsilev station did heroic work. in saving
pa ssengsrs, having swan several times TO
the smoker, and returning with one
of the unfortunates who were clinging TO
the roof of the car. Several passengers in
the sleeper also aided materially In he
4 work, ana Conductor iGayon Bf the .fRin
and all the crew iabored like TrojIns 10
\. reseuipg those on, the car! l-t.-.i
| The mail is said IN have been the lar
gest ever sent sent over The road, and the los.
will fall heavily on fire city, where about
'ihree-quarters OF the material originated
' The registered matter was also, very heavy
and valuable censisting, largely OF remit
tances from firms here 70 their CORES
pondents in Texas; ID I,,r.! .dl ~
An express PacSage Without an addres:
| Of, anything on il by which il can be ideA